Acute Stroke Caused by Large Vessel Vasculitis in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Systemic lupus erythematosus is an uncommon cause of ischemic stroke. The subcortical and periventricular white matter are most commonly involved in the central nervous system. Although vasculitis is the most frequently mentioned etiology of stroke, it has been mainly documented in the vicinity of s...

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Published inJournal of Neurosonology and Neuroimaging Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 51 - 54
Main Authors Lee, Min A, Hwang, Byoung Wook, Lee, Dong Kun, Lee, Chang Ju, Kim, Ju Hye, Ahn, Seong Hwan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 대한신경초음파학회 30.06.2022
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Summary:Systemic lupus erythematosus is an uncommon cause of ischemic stroke. The subcortical and periventricular white matter are most commonly involved in the central nervous system. Although vasculitis is the most frequently mentioned etiology of stroke, it has been mainly documented in the vicinity of small-diameter vessels. In the present case, we report a young women with lupus nephritis who presented with stroke caused by large-vessel vasculitis, which was confirmed by vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging.
ISSN:2635-425X
2635-4357
DOI:10.31728/jnn.2022.00112